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Dividend Investing

Building wealth: Here's why I prefer ASX share buybacks to dividends

| Sebastian Bowen

Buybacks can boost your wealth more than you know.

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Defensive Shares

3 ASX 200 shares I'd trust if I couldn't check my portfolio for a year

| Grace Alvino

If I had to step away from my portfolio for a year, I’d focus on businesses with predictable demand and…

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Investing Strategies

How I'd invest $50,000 across ASX shares today

| Grace Alvino

If I had $50,000 to invest today, I wouldn’t overcomplicate it. I’d focus on quality and patience.

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Personal Finance

Don't want to rely on your wage? Build a second income with these ASX shares

| Tristan Harrison

Aussies can improve financial security by using ASX shares to generate passive income.

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Investing Strategies

Here are my top 10 ASX stocks for 2026

| Grace Alvino

For 2026, I’m focused on ASX stocks with strong fundamentals, proven management, and the ability to compound through volatility.

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Defensive Shares

5 reasons to hold Telstra shares until 2030

| Grace Alvino

Telstra isn’t exciting, but for income and resilience, that may be exactly the point.

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Growth Shares

3 ASX shares for beginners to buy with $1,000 in 2026

| Grace Alvino

Not sure where to start? Here are three shares I would buy as a beginner.

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Blue Chip Shares

Decade darlings – these ASX shares have provided 10 years of returns

| Aaron Bell

These stocks have stood the test of time.

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Dividend Investing

Invested $4,000 in South32 shares 5 years ago? Here's how much passive income you've earned

| Brooke Cooper

Have South32's dividends made up for its share price's underwhelming performance?

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Retirement

How much would I need to invest in ASX shares for a retirement income of $65,000 per year?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's all you need to know before you begin investing for retirement.

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Dividend Investing

It's still rare to find a term deposit paying over 5%. Why not buy ASX dividend shares instead?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why cash may not necessarily be king when you can get a 5% term deposit.

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Dividend Investing

Snapped up $5,000 worth of Westpac shares on the June dip? Here's the passive income you're earning now

| Bernd Struben

Westpac’s interim dividend was up 15% year on year following a big half year profit boost.

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Investing Strategies

The top 10 ASX shares held by millionaires

| Tony Yoo

Do you want to see which stocks the wealthy investors have in their portfolios?

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Dividend Investing

Want to score the boosted ANZ dividend? You better hurry!

| Bernd Struben

ANZ trades on a trailing dividend yield of 6.4%, fully franked.

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Dividend Investing

These ASX 200 dividend stocks are highly rated for a reason

| James Mickleboro

These top dividend stocks have been given the thumbs up by brokers.

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Dividend Investing

Hunting for passive income? Guess what you're earning if you invested $5,000 in Wesfarmers shares last June

| Bernd Struben

Wesfarmers interim dividend was up 10% from the prior year, fuelled by a big leap in profits.

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Dividend Investing

Santos shares are down 10% in a year. Have the dividends been worth it?

| Bernd Struben

A big retrace in the oil price has been one of the factors pressuring Santos shares over the past year.

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Dividend Investing

How big will the Coles dividend be in 2024?

| Tristan Harrison

Shareholders may be able to expect growing payouts in the next few years.

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Bank Shares

Why is the Westpac share price sinking today?

| James Mickleboro

Something is weighing down the Westpac share price on Thursday.

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Growth Shares

Here are 2 outstanding ASX 200 growth shares brokers rate as buys

| James Mickleboro

These high quality ASX 200 shares have been tipped as top options for growth investors.

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Dividend Investing

Analysts say buy these top ASX dividend stocks with 5%+ yields

| James Mickleboro

These dividend shares have been tipped to provide investors with big yields this year and next.

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX 200 dividend shares to buy following recent updates: brokers

| James Mickleboro

These giants could be just what your income portfolio is looking for according to analysts.

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Bank Shares

Why is the NAB share price tumbling 4% on Wednesday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why investors should welcome NAB's 4% drop so far this Wednesday.

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Healthcare Shares

Morgans says these small cap ASX healthcare shares are buys with 50% upside

| James Mickleboro

Looking for big returns? Then you might want to look at the small side of the market.

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Bank Shares

Why is the Bank of Queensland share price taking a 4% tumble today?

| James Mickleboro

Bank of Queensland's shares are falling for a good reason on Wednesday.

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Dividend Investing

Keen for $1,000 of monthly passive income? Buy 38,462 shares of this ASX 200 stock

| Tristan Harrison

Investors could reap strong dividend income with this strong dividend payer.

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Dividend Investing

Invested $9,000 in Suncorp shares in 2018? Here's how much dividend income you've realised

| Brooke Cooper

Have Suncorp's dividends made up for its share price's poor performance?

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Small Cap Shares

'Upside surprise': 2 small-cap ASX shares ready to break out

| Tony Yoo

The seas are rough, but Cyan's Dean Fergie reminds investors you need to hold on tight if you still believe…

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Dividend Investing

2 top ASX 200 dividend shares to buy this week: brokers

| James Mickleboro

A couple of brokers have given the thumbs up to these dividend shares.

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Defensive Shares

Top defensive ASX shares to buy in May 2023

| Motley Fool Staff

Could your investment portfolio do with some buffering?

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Dividend Investing

These ASX income shares have very big forecast dividend yields

| James Mickleboro

Check out the yields on these ASX dividend shares!

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Dividend Investing

How I'd try to turn a $20k ASX share portfolio into a second income of $6,000 a year

| Tristan Harrison

Investors can generate strong passive income from dividend stocks.

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Dividend Investing

No savings at 40? Here's how I'd aim to build a passive income of $3,000 a month

| Brooke Cooper

Here's how I'd make the most of investing on the ASX if my goal was to build an income stream.

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Opinions

3 defensive ASX shares surrounded by wide moats I'd buy with $5,000

| Mitchell Lawler

Investors can secure massive returns over the long term if a company holds a sustainable competitive advantage.

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Energy Shares

Is the 10% dividend yield on Woodside shares legit?

| Tristan Harrison

Are Woodside shareholders about to receive a bucketload of cash?

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Defensive Shares

3 reasons why I think the Sonic Healthcare share price is a strong buy

| Tristan Harrison

Looking for healthy returns? Have a look at this leader.

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Cheap Shares

'Bright outlook': Buy these 2 ASX shares before they explode

| Tony Yoo

Like a pair of pants, buying stocks when they're heavily discounted is a prudent idea.

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Dividend Investing

Looking for passive income? Here's the yield you're earning if you bought New Hope shares in June

| Bernd Struben

In welcome news for income investors, the past 12 months have seen the New Hope board declare record interim and…

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Defensive Shares

The ASX shares to buy in high inflation times

| Tony Yoo

Fairmont Equities' Lauren Hua presents the stocks to grab when costs are spiralling.

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Dividend Investing

Citi rates these ASX dividend shares as buys

| James Mickleboro

Citi has given the thumbs up to these dividend shares.

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Materials Shares

How big will the Pilbara Minerals dividend be next year?

| James Mickleboro

Let's take a look to see what might happen to this lithium giant's dividend next year.

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Growth Shares

2 exciting ASX growth shares I'd buy and hold to 2030

| Tristan Harrison

These ASX tech names have their eyes on global growth.

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Small Cap Shares

I think these 2 ASX small cap shares could make big returns

| Tristan Harrison

The smallest of ASX shares may be able to achieve much stronger gains.

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Dividend Investing

This ASX All Ords stock could pay an 11% dividend yield by FY25

| Tristan Harrison

This business could be paying bucketloads as dividends in future years.

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Dividend Investing

If you invest $10,000 in ANZ shares here's how much passive income you'll earn

| Bernd Struben

ANZ shares have a long track record of paying out two fully franked dividends per year.

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Dividend Investing

Here's why brokers say these ASX dividend stocks with big yields are buys

| James Mickleboro

These dividend stocks have been given a big tick by analysts.

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Dividend Investing

Snapped up $3,000 of IGO shares 5 years ago? Here's how much passive income your investment has brought in

| Brooke Cooper

Considering both capital gains and dividends, IGO stock has returned more than 200% since 2018.

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Blue Chip Shares

Morgans names the best ASX 200 blue chip shares to buy in May

| James Mickleboro

These could be strong additions to your portfolio in May according to one leading broker.

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